Optometric Office Front Desk Clerk

Privately owned and growing optometric practice is seeking a highly motivated individual as a Front Desk Clerk.  Individual must be outgoing, reliable, and efficient.  Experience preferred but will train the right individual.

A successful candidate should posses the following qualities:

• Friendly and approachable demeanor and appearance
• Computer use and electronic records
• Efficient typing speed
• Attention to Detail
• Willing to learn new task and responsibilities
• Adaptable to change
• Successful at working independently and as a team
• Knowledge with medical and vision insurance
• Experience with scheduling
• Experience in fast pace setting and high call volumes

Job Responsibilities Include but not limited to:

• Greeting patients as they enter and exit the practice
• Verifying demographic information
• Collecting and verifying proper insurance information
• Preparing face sheets for patients who are scheduled
• Scheduling patients and scheduling Referrals
• Ensuring forms are completely and properly filled out by every patients at check in
• Checking out patients
• Collecting co-pays and co-insurances
• Prior authorizing medications
• Billing insurances and ordering materials
• Basic office duties such as filing, scanning, faxing
• Confirming appointments and ensuring each chart has all proper paperwork with it prior to patient seeing doctor.
• Candidate will also be cross trained in other areas of the office to help assist staff when needed.